data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/10/01/xbox-game-pass-ultimate-premium-essential-plans/” target=”_blank” data-url=”https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/10/01/xbox-game-pass-ultimate-premium-essential-plans/” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none”>Microsoft is significantly restructuring its Xbox Game Pass subscription service, and whether these changes are viewed as beneficial or detrimental depends on individual perspectives. The reality of the situation is that gamers will face a price increase of up to 50% for Game Pass Ultimate and roughly 38% for PC Game Pass plans.
Remember when the Game Pass Ultimate tier used to cost $16.99 before data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/microsoft” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/microsoft”>Microsoft increased it to $19.99 last year? It appears that the company aims to maintain this tradition, as…
